Aerial view of a historic lakeside village on a tree-covered headland of Lake Como at dusk (illustrative)

Lake Como Circuit

The Y-shaped lake of villas and deep-blue water below the Alps.

Length 170 km
Duration 2 days
Skill Intermediate
Season Late spring / early autumn
Region Italian Lakes

~170 km around the iconic Y-shaped lake, threading villa towns and narrow cliff roads from Como to Bellagio and back.

The route

On your way

  • Como Town

    Cathedral, Brunate funicular.

  • Cernobbio Town

    Villa d'Este, Villa Erba.

  • Menaggio Town

    Ferry hub.

  • Villa Carlotta Point of interest

    Art + gardens (Tremezzo).

  • Bellagio Town

    'Pearl of Como', Villa Melzi.

  • Varenna Castle

    Villa Monastero, Castello di Vezio.

  • Lecco Town

    Mountain backdrop.

Where to stay

Good bases along the route — search live availability on Booking.com:

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What to eat

  • Risotto con pesce persico
  • Misultin
  • Olive oil
  • Taleggio

Ride safe

  • Narrow winding northern roads
  • Tourist + cyclist traffic

Things to know

  • Already a seeded grounding region — the on-device demo trip is built on Lake Como.
A terracotta-roofed village cascading down to a deep-blue Lake Como cove, mountains behind (illustrative)

In the works

The MotoPasso app — coming soon

We’re building a companion app that puts these routes in your pocket: offline turn-by-turn navigation, the full typed point-of-interest map, and every featured tour available even where there’s no signal.

It’s not on the app stores yet — this page is where the routes live for now. We’ll announce the launch here.

A flat-lay of a motorcycle trip plan — map, phone with route, gloves, and a coffee (illustrative)